Sun or shade. Grows best in moister areas, but it tolerates drier sites.

Hardy to USDA Zone 3 Wide native range, from Alaska to California and the mountains of New Mexico and into northern Mexico, eastward through the Dakotas to the Great Lakes States. R. odoratus, Flowering Raspberry, which is native to eastern North America, is sometimes called Thimbleberry, although this common name is best reserved for R. parviflorus.